In the City Centre

Since today there is no sunshine, we're going to the City Center. The Rio underground system is in a constant expansion, so the journey on foot, by bus and by metro takes over an hour. Cariocas have a strong need for a commitment to modernity, so in a frenzy expansion of the city, they demolished ...

Lapa

Before lying on one of the beaches (about them later on), we are visiting the popular districts of Rio. Lapa is one of them. There are no beaches, nor beautiful lady models clad in skimpy bikinis, nor those comely young men flexing their freshly tortured muscles at the gym. This is about something ...

First steps in Ipanema

Twelve hours of a tiring flight was compensated with the rest in a rented apartment in snobish Ipanema. The view from the window of Mount Brothers and the entire district announces new impressions. The weather admittedly wasn't very encouraging, but we need to see what's happening on the beach whe...
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